David Gergen actually said...

"It's unlikely they will get through it. But, for the first time, there may be a window."

"It's unlikely that they can actually get a bill passed, -- Anderson. Even if they get it passed, the president is going to veto it. And they don't have the override votes."

"But I will tell you something. I think they are -- in a very odd way, despite all their disarray -- and that sort of goes with being Democrats, I suppose -- they're actually giving a gift to the presi..."

"The president can now have a good-cop/bad-cop routine with the Maliki government."